NSU CDM Lasting Impressions Spring 2019

NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY | 43 2018 NSU alumnus Alexander Lafortune, B.A., left, got the idea for his new business while he was a student at NSU’s H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneur- ship. Alone in his dorm room one evening, Lafor- tune accidentally knocked his toothbrush into the toilet. Frustrated by the inconve- nience, he wondered why replacing or buying a new toothbrush was not as easy as ordering a pizza. In October 2018, Lafortune launched Fortune X—a monthly oral care subscription service ( fortunexbox.com ) based in South Florida. The company’s goal is to help customers improve their oral hygiene and save time by having products regularly shipped to them. “Dentists recommend that people replace their toothbrush every three to four months,” said Lafortune, whose company sells a variety of toothbrushes, replace- ment bristle heads, toothpaste, and whitening products. “People tend to forget, or they don’t have time to buy a new toothbrush. Fortune X wants to take away those worries and create a new lifestyle. College students are a huge market for us. We understand that most college students do not have cars or time.” Lafortune graduated NSU in 2018 with a B.A. in Business Administration and a minor in human resources management. u Subscription Smiles The CDM’s student chapter of the dental fraternity Psi Omega donated 142 pounds of food during its recent drive. That contribution will provide 118 meals through the nonprofit organization Move for Hunger. “The drive is part of our mission to provide for the community,” said Harry M. Lehrer, D.M.D., M.S.Ed., an associate professor in the CDM’s Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery who serves as the deputy councilor for the CDM chapter. Lehrer’s term as national president of Psi Omega recently ended, but he is still active on the fraternity’s executive board. The food drive is one of the annual service projects of the CDM chapter, which has 248 members. u Psi Omega Food Drive a Success CDM Dean Linda C. Niessen, D.M.D., M.P.H., M.P.P., participated as a keynote speaker at the U.S. Public Health Service Surgeon General’s Listening Session on Oral Health. The listening session launched the development of the next Surgeon General’s Report on Oral Health in 2020. Niessen will serve as a section associate editor for this report. u Dean Serves as Surgeon General Session Keynote Lawrence Dougherty , D.M.D. (’08), is a member of the dental practice at Rolling Oaks Dental in San Antonio, Texas. Borislaw Dvorkin , D.M.D. (’09), is a member of the dental practice at Venice Dental in Wood- bridge, Ontario. The married alumni duo of Kelly Cundy Hart , D.M.D., 2016, 2018, and Trevor Hart , D.M.D., 2016, opened their own practice, Hart to Hart, in Oakland Park, Florida. The new practice pro- vides general dentistry and pediatric dentistry. Let your former classmates know your career updates. Submit your alumni news to rosalie.marin@nova.edu . + Alumni Notes